
Under the Boca Pier

by Robert Wilder Jr
Title
Under the Boca Pier
Artist
Robert Wilder Jr
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Legend has it that Gasparilla Island is named for famous pirate Jose Gaspar. However, this is merely flight of fancy initiated by a hotel on the island designed to attract more tourists. In the early twentieth century a railway was built to connect the island to the mainland. After the dredging of Charlotte Harbor the island became an important port for the phosphate industry. after the dredging of Tampa Bay, the piers fell into disuse and are now just tourist photo ops. This is a view from under one of the abandoned structures.
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October 30th, 2016
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